United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
City, Country: Multiple countries
Region of Work: 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121
Objective / Mission Statement:
OCHA’s mission is to:
- Mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies.
- Advocate the rights of people in need.
- Promote preparedness and prevention.
- Facilitate sustainable solutions.
Area of work: 122, 123
Key activities relevant to PDD:
- Coordination
To coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors. - Policy
- OCHA sets an evidence-based and forward-looking humanitarian policy agenda to identify emerging trends and develop common or harmonized policy and advocacy positions among relief organizations.
- OCHA provides policy guidance and clarity on pressing issues to humanitarian practitioners and policy-makers, to help strengthen effective and timely response
- OCHA identifies best practices and lessons learned through the evaluation of humanitarian action to enhance effectiveness and the accountability of those involved
- Advocacy
Communicating the right messages to the right people at the right time, including humanitarian agencies, NGOs, community-based organizations, national governments, local and international media, parties to conflict, companies, donors, regional bodies, communities affected by emergencies and the general public. - Information management
OCHA offices collect and analyse information to provide an overview of protracted and acute emergencies. - Humanitarian funding
OCHA coordinates global humanitarian funding appeals and manages global and country-specific humanitarian response funds on behalf of donors and the broader humanitarian system.
Website: https://www.unocha.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNOCHA/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UNOCHA
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/people/136102267@N08/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ochafilms
